As many as 120 meteors can be seen per hour under perfect viewing conditions every year around mid-December.
Best viewing of the Geminids meteor shower is early Saturday. Here’s how to watch.
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Another strain of mpox has arrived in the US. How is Chicago preparing?
The city has continued its vaccination efforts since the first outbreak in 2022. But with reduced funding nationwide, what do its efforts against mpox look like?
Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago’s ‘ecosystem engineers’
Beavers can sometimes be misunderstood as pests, but they create habitats for other animals, mitigate climate impacts and help reduce pollution.
Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months.
As Americans are beyond burned out, Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry preaches the right to rest
In her new book, “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape,” the author and academic says you too can flee the toxic grind culture.
After Trump win, Illinois providers report a spike in demand for abortion pills, birth control and sterilizations
After Trump victory, requests for abortion pills, birth control and sterilizations surge in Illinois and nationally
A year after Powderhorn project, nature rebounding at Chicago’s only nature preserve
Nature fans are seeing an increase in waterfowl and native plants at Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh a year after restoration work there.
Can America heal after the election? Local clergy, researchers tackle political anxiety and toxic polarization.
Post-election healing: Local clergy, researchers tackle the political divide.
Skokie-based lab tackles climate change, pollution, clean water
There are no easy solutions to the world’s biggest problems like climate change, air pollution and providing clean drinking water for everyone. But a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Skokie is dedicated to addressing them through a new generation of materials, products and techniques. The nonprofit UL Research Institutes, a world leader in safety science, opened the doors of its newest facility in Skokie on September 12. The 19,366-square-foot Material Discoveries Research Institute (MDRI), located in the Illinois Science + Technology Park at 8045 Lamon Ave., is designed to be one of the world’s top facilities for research involving energy creation […]
The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.